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Samir El-Antably, entrepreneur and event planner dies

Samir El-Antably, entrepreneur and event planner dies

Samir El-Antably died today. He served as Chair of the St Louis Section–ACS in 1982, and since then had been the go-to guy for arranging any sort of banquet or special event. His interest in cooking naturally led him to knowledge of the local restaurant scene, and he used

Robert W Murray emeritus professor of chemistry at UMSL dies

Robert W Murray emeritus professor of chemistry at UMSL dies

Robert W Murray, Curators’ Professor of Chemistry Emeritus at UM-St Louis, died March 13, aged 83. He joined the University in 1968 after a ten-year career at Bell Laboratories. He graduated from Brown and Wesleyan and completed his PhD degree at Yale. Bob was department chair from 1975 to 1980

Vincent Spaziano, professor of chemistry at SLU dies

Vincent Spaziano, professor of chemistry at SLU dies

Vincent Spaziano had retired just last month! He had been a member of the faculty at Saint Louis University since 1973, rising to the rank of professor in 1986. He was chair of the department of chemistry from 1987 to 2002, and associate dean of the College of Arts and

Jai Nagarkatti, Sigma-Aldrich CEO, in memoriam

Jai Nagarkatti, Sigma-Aldrich CEO, in memoriam

Jai Nagarkatti, CEO of Sigma-Aldrich Corporation, died quite unexpectedly of an apparent heart attack on November 13. He had worked for Aldrich Chemical Company and Sigma-Aldrich Corporation his whole professional life, starting as a bench chemist in 1976 and assuming the CEO position in 2006. Sigma-Aldrich has posted a memorial

Walter Stern, chemical engineer at the founding of Sigma Chemical Company, dies

On November 21, 2009, Walter Stern died. Walter was a chemical engineer who, in 1946, helped design the production process for saccharin, the first product of Sigma Chemical Company. When Monsanto entered the saccharin market, Sigma almost foundered. In searching for new opportunities, Sigma soon turned to ATP (adenosine triphosphate,

Robert E Keller dies

Another long-standing member of the American Chemical Society and the Saint Louis Section has died. Robert E Keller had been a member of both since 1949. He was 86. Keller served as a Pharmacist’s Mate in the Navy during WWII, then returned home to earn BS, MS, and PhD

Donald G Leavitt dies

It is with sadness and sympathy for his surviving children and grandchildren that we note the passing of a 62-year member of the ACS. Donald G Leavitt died on December 31, 2008, at the age of 84. Don was a patent attorney specializing in chemical and pharmaceutical patents for the